Alexander Nehr

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Alexander Nehr (born January 30, 1855 in Baja , Voivodeship Serbia and Temeser Banat ; † February 29, 1928 in Vienna ) was a Hungarian-German Austrian art locksmith and art blacksmith , whose best-known work is the Viennese town hall man .

Alexander Nehr

Life

Alexander Nehr was the son of Johann and Theresia Nehr. His father was a master brewer and owner of a brewery. After attending secondary school in Fünfkirchen, he learned the locksmith's trade there. He then moved to Vienna as a journeyman in 1873 and worked in renowned locksmiths such as B. with the kuk court, building and art locksmith Valerian Gillar. In addition, he trained as a draftsman and modeler in technical schools. Among other things, he was also involved in the construction of the rotunda and in the manufacture of the doors of the Burgtheater for the imperial and royal palace locksmith Albert Milde .

In 1882 Nehr was recommended to master locksmith Ludwig Wilhelm by Friedrich Schmidt , the architect of the Vienna City Hall. In his locksmith's shop at Hahngasse 8-10, Nehr worked as a foreman in six months to create the Vienna City Hall Man, which Wilhelm gave to the City of Vienna as a gift. Armor from Emperor Maximilian I served as a model for the armor .

Nehr's former workshop at Spittelauergasse 4

After the completion of the town hall man, Nehr was one of the most famous locksmiths of his time. The success enabled him to open his own workshop at Porzellangasse 20 in 1883 , and thanks to the good order situation he was able to employ up to 50 workers in the following period. From 1889 he had his workshop at Spittelauergasse 4 (today Althanstraße 49), the house at Porzellangasse 20 was demolished in the early 1890s. As a construction and art locksmith he made “iron constructions, ornamental building and art locksmith work, etc. between: stair and balcony railings, gates, grave bars, lanterns, lustres, girandols, flower tables, armor, figures, standard bearers. "

In 1887 Nehr married Theresia Bräuer from Klagenfurt. In addition to four daughters, they also had two sons, Alexander (* September 7, 1897) and Ludwig (* February 9, 1900), who learned the art of metalworking from their father and continued the business. In 1929 Alexander Nehr jun. cease operations due to a lack of orders. As an art fitter, however, he continued to carry out restorations for the buildings managed by the castle administration.

Nehr took part in exhibitions in Vienna and exhibited his work in Chicago, Paris, St. Louis, Liège and Glasgow, among others. In 1900 he was appointed as a member of the committee in the cooperative of Viennese master locksmiths, he was also a member of the arts and crafts association and the Lower Austrian trade association as well as a court-sworn appraiser and expert.

In recognition of his achievements, he has received several awards and honors. His grave is in the Vienna Central Cemetery (Group 70, No. 100).

honors and awards

  • 1901: Golden Cross of Merit (for the monumental gate of the Austrian exhibition pavilion at the world exhibition)
  • 1904: Citizen of the City of Vienna
  • 1906: kuk court art locksmith
  • 1908: Golden Cross of Merit with a crown
  • 1962: Alexander-Nehr-Gasse : Designation of the traffic area in Vienna-Alsergrund
  • 1982: Alexander-Nehr-Hof: Name of this urban residential complex built in 1984/85 in Vienna-Alsergrund (Althanstraße 49 - Marktgasse 62 - Newaldgasse 8-10)

Works

Town hall man

In addition to his most famous work, the Rathausmann, the following works come from him or he was involved in the design of the following buildings:

as well as a lot of work for Wilhelminian-style buildings and churches.

  • Entrance gate to the Austria Pavilion at the Paris World Exhibition in 1900

  • Dome and lattice for the Empress Elisabeth Memorial Church

  • Monument in Rozběřice / Rosberschitz

  • Imperial crown of the double-headed eagle on the New Castle

  • Balcony railing on the building of the French Embassy

  • Entrance gate to the churchyard of the parish church in Kahlenbergerdorf

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lehmann's General Housing Gazette together with trade and business address book for the imperial capital and residence city of Vienna and the surrounding area. Year 1901, Volume 1, p. 1208.
  2. ↑ Lehmann's General Housing Gazette together with trade and business address book for the imperial capital and residence city of Vienna and the surrounding area. Year 1912 Volume 1 p. 1351
  3. ↑ His kuk Apostolic Majesty have with the highest resolution of February 19 th. J. in appreciation of meritorious achievements on the occasion of the World Exhibition in Paris graciously deigned to award ...: ... the gold cross of merit .... In:  Wiener Zeitung , February 26, 1901, p. 4 (online at ANNO ). the construction and art fitter Alexander Nehr in Vienna; ...Template: ANNO / Maintenance / wrz
  4. ↑ Lehmann's General Housing Gazette together with trade and commercial address book for the imperial capital and residence city of Vienna and the surrounding area : year 1907, volume 1, p. 1387 : Hoftitel. Tradespeople and industrialists in Vienna who are entitled to use the kuk court title (sometimes also the kuk chamber title) .
  5. ^ Description of the monument in Rozběřice

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SURNAME Nehr, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian fitter and blacksmith
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Baja
DATE OF DEATH February 29, 1928
Place of death Vienna